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* --- :---------------- ^----------------------- — 4. ARISTOBULUS: “ The best coun sellor." In our service for Christ in min istering His truth, “Preach the Word” (2 Tim. 4:2). 5. PHLEGON: “Zealous." “Zealous of good works” (Titus 2:14). 6. OLYMPAS : “Heavenly*; Partak ers of the Heavenly calling” (Heb 3:1) ; “Not of the world” (John 17:14). 7. TIMOTHEUS: “Honored of God.” “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a purchased people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Ye are now the people of God” (1 Peter 2:9). —F. T. Great Bible Days 1. Day of Salvation—Present Now. Behold, now is the accepted time; be hold, now is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6 :2). 2. Day of Redemption—When J e s u s Comes. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day o f redemption (Eph. 4:30). 3. Day of Wrath—When Judgment Be gins. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand l (Rev. 6 :17). 4. Day of Vengeance—When God Aven ges His Foes. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come (Isa. 63:4). — o — Paul’s 7 Epistles to Churches 1. Justification by Christ, . . . Romans 2. Edification through Christ, Corinthians 3. Separation unto Christ, . . Galatians 4. Exaltation with Christ, . . . Ephesians 5. Occupation for Christ, . . . Philippians 6. Repletion in Christ,- . . . . Colossians 7. Expectation of Christ, Thessalonians B IBLE BR I E F S P ---------------------------------- i ---------------^ Go and sell (Mk. 10:21). Go and show (Lk. 17:14). Go and tell (Mk. 5:19). Go and teach (Matt 28:19). — o — The Love of God (Rom. 5:8)—Un merited. The Love of Christ (Rom. 8 :35)— Filial. The Love of the Spirit (Rom. 15 :30)— Indwelling. —o— ' “Eve bare Cain and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord” (Gen. 4;1). The Jewish Targum gives it: “A man, even the angel of Jehovah.” —o— The Holy Spirit reveals the mind of God—Rev. 1:10; transforms into the, im age of God—2 Cor. 3:18; fits for the ser vice of God—Rom. 15 :13. ■— o — The Church: Lampstand to the world —Rev. 1:12. Temple for the Spirit—1 Cor. 6:19. Body for Christ—Eph. 1:23. House for God—1 Tim. 3:15. — o — One translation of Heb. 13:5: “I will in no wise fail, neither will I ever, in any wise forsake thee.” This is a promise five times renewed in Scripture. The worth of the Lamb—Rev. 5 :12. The work of the Lamb—Jn. 1:29. The wrath of the Lamb—Rev. 6 :16. There are seven “Fear nots” in Luke’s Gospel. Lk. 1:13, 30; 2:10; 5:10; 8:50; 12:7, 32. —o— “The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous,” in Psa. 1 :6, as the Hebrew has it is;.“The Lord is knowing the way." He not only knows Which way we are taking, but is constantly looking upon the way of the righteous. Though1,it may often iead through mist and darkness, it is a great comfort to think that His eye is upon us. — o — Prayer is the breath of the life of God in His child (Rom. 8:26). That which is of God will return to God (Phil. 4:6). '-'I- “Love covereth all things with silence.” Gr. rendering of 1 Cor. 13 :7. The word translated “beareth” is literally “cover eth.” It is the same word used in Mk. 2. :4. Love does not uncover the faults of others. The words, “fallen from grace" ' in Gal. 1 :4 do not mean “fallen out of grace,” as though grace were not permanent or as if a child could be unborn, or eternal life could die. It is not the kind of fall referred to in Heb. 6:6, where the word means “to fall completely outside" of a thing. The wo,rd in Gal. 1:4 means “a falling inside.” It is the word used of the dislocation of a bone which needs to be replaced. F irst Corin th ians Th irteen Goodspeed Rendering I WILL show you a far bet ter way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal. If I am inspired to preach, and know all the secret truths, and pos sess all knowledge, and if I have such perfect faith that I can move mountains, but have no love, I am nothing. F.ven if I give away everything I own, and give myself up, but do it in pride, not love, it does me no good. Love is patient and kind. Love is not envious or boastful. It does not put on airs. It is not rude. It does not insist on its rights. It does not become angry. It is not resentful. It is not happy over injustice, it is only happy with truth. It will bear anything, believe anything, hope for anything, e n d u r e anything. Love will never die out. If there is inspired preaching, it will pass away. If there is ecstatic speaking, it will cease. If there is knowl edge, ’it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect, and our preaching is imper fect. But when perfection comes, what is imperfect will pass away. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I rea soned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside my childish ways. For now we are looking at a dim reflection in a mirror, but then we shall see face to face. Now my knowledge is imperfect, but then I shall know as fully as God knows me. So faith, hope, and love endure. These are the great three, and the greatest of them is love.
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